One year, Vin proposed to Zero with a heart shaped diamond engagement ring. Zero happily accepted, and their wedding was wonderful. Zero broke tradition by wearing a sky blue dress instead of a white one, and since Vin didn't know about it beforehand he was happily surprised when he saw her walking down the aisle. After the wedding and reception, Zero tossed the bouquet...and Trixie caught it. She and Newton both blushed.
Yup, Tixie and Newton got married next, just a few months later, and a couple months after that it was Van and Burt who got married.
After a year of Vin and Zero's marriage had passed, they had a son. He looked like Vin, but Vin and Zero wondered if their son's colors would fade away like Zero's had. By the time he was three, nothing had happened, so it looked as if he wouldn't lose his colors. When he turned four and still had his dad's colors this confirmed it, as Zero started losing her colors when she was a little over two.
Their son's name was Bayard, after the knight who was pure of heart, and he became very close to his parents. Especially his dad.
Early one Saturday morning, Bayard snuck into his parents room and pounced on the bed, startling them.
"Hey son." Vin chuckled, recovering. "What was that for?"
"*Grrr*, I'm a lion cub!" Bayard said with pretend fierceness.
"Is that so? Well big lion dad is gonna get you!" Vin grinned at him.
"*Eep.* Mom help!" Bayard jumped off the bed and ran out of the room.
"Come back here you!" Vin followed him.
Amused, Zero got up, put a robe on, and followed them downstairs. In the living room she saw Vin tickling Bayard and she laughed.
"Okay dad, I give I give! You win!" Bayard laughed.
Vin laughed too.
"So, what was the big idea waking your dad up early on a Saturday?" He smiled.
"I wanted you to watch cartoons with me." Bayard smiled back.
"Sounds like a perfect reason to wake up early to me." Vin chuckled.
"I'll go make breakfast." Zero smiled, walking towards the kitchen. "How does French toast sound?"
"Sounds good to me." Vin smiled.
"*Yum*, me too." Bayard got up.
She came back a few minutes later with the French toast. Vin and Bayard were already settled on the couch watching cartoons.
"Thanks honey." Vin smiled, taking his toast.
"Oh, glad you remembered." Zero smiled, walking back to the kitchen.
Vin tried hard not to laugh cause of the piece of toast in his mouth. Bayard didn't have any toast in his mouth though so he laughed hard. Zero then came back with the honey, also laughing. They enjoyed watching cartoons together for a while, and then Vin turned off the TV.
"Come on son, time to get dressed so we can go play." He smiled.
"Okay daddy." Bayard went back upstairs.
"You're a great father Vin." Zero smiled, starting to take the dishes.
"Here, let me help." Vin got up with his dishes. "Well I have a great wife and son to thank for that. Truthfully, I've been dreaming of having a family with you ever since we were preteens."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I guess I just always knew that you were the one."
"I wish I had known sooner."
"It's okay, considering your past it was understandable why you hesitated." Vin put his dishes on the kitchen counter. "You think we'll ever tell Bayard about our pasts?"
"I think we should, he should know how lucky he really is." Zero nodded. "How about later today?"
"Okay."
So they spent the rest of the morning playing, and after lunch they told Bayard the truth about their pasts. Bayard was shocked at first, and felt sorry for his parents, but was glad that everything worked out for the best and more for them. He was also grateful to have such a wonderful home with wonderful parents, and never took either for granted for as long as he lived.
